Canterbury Seniors bistro luncheon
CANTERBURY - The Canterbury Seniors host a special Bistro Catered Luncheon the third Wednesday of each month at 12 p.m. at the Town Hall Community Center, 1 Municipal Dr. The menu for March 18 will be meatloaf with...

Gov. Bruce Rauner has fired the first salvos in a campaign to turn Illinois into a right-to-work state. Like other right-to-work advocates, he bases his argument on claims that this will strengthen the state's economy and raise its standard of living....

For Gavin Yee, it all came down to the eight days between when he purchased a Whirlpool dryer and when it was delivered to his Azusa home.
His extended warranty expired just days before the dryer broke down. Whirlpool said it was tough luck.
But Yee,...

Swedish appliance maker Electrolux will buy General Electric Co.'s appliance division for $3.3 billion, the companies announced Monday.
Electrolux, which owns the Frigidaire and Eureka brands, is looking to gain market share in North America and...

Working in the yard, running, playing softball ... summertime activities can turn you into a sweaty, dirty mess. Not only you, but your baseball cap as well.
So how do we clean it?
Some caps are made to be washed; other cheap versions are hardly worth the bother. Before you decide, eyeball your hat.
"A cap almost has to be constructed in a way that's conducive to washing," says Patrick Qualls, one of the owners of AmeriCap, a North Carolina hat manufacturer (americap.com).
He says to look at the...

Today's Watchdog column details a Slatington couple's problems getting their Whirlpool washer to work. Whirlpool didn't respond by my deadline yesterday, but sent me a response later in the day. The column explained how Kimberly and Dave Kuznet's washer stoppe

LinkedIn Corp.'s shares closed slightly lower Friday, one day after the professional-networking firm's spectacular market debut. The stock lost $1.16, or 1.2%, to $93.09 after rocketing 109% on Thursday from its initial public offering price of $45. The tradin

About five years ago, John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc., the producer of Fisher nuts and trail mixes, agreed to build a headquarters and state-of-the-art processing facility in Elgin rather than head out of state.
In exchange for $5 million in state tax breaks over 10 years, the company promised to retain 930 employees, hire 25 more and spend $80 million on the 90-acre complex. Politicians posed with shovels for groundbreaking photos, and then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich ballyhooed the state's role in helping the...